Matthew Immergut,PhD

Meditation Instructor, Author, Professor

The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide

In The Mind Illuminated, Culadasa and Immergut offer a 10-stage meditation program that is grounded in ancient spiritual teachings and integrates psychological sciences and philosophy of mind to provide a roadmap for anyone interested in deepening their practice. The book offers a model of how the mind works, including steps to overcome the common obstacles to meditation such as mind-wandering, dullness, and distractions. The Mind Illuminated is suitable for all meditation practitioners, whether a beginner wanting to establish a regular practice or a seasoned veteran ready to master the deepest state of peace and mindfulness. The Mind Illuminated has received wide acclaim and is published in six languages.

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Meditation Colive
Meditation Colive

Portugal | Nov 23- Dec 23

We're gathering those who are ready to go deep into meditation, everyday for a month. While working remotely, surrounded by nature.

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Woodstock Retreats

Woodstock, NY | ongoing

Join us in beautiful Woodstock, NY for a private meditation retreat including daily meditation instruction with Matthew.

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CLASSES

Classes
Class 01: Welcome to The Mind Illuminated

  •  How to Make the Most Out of This Course

  • The Lineage of a Stage Based Approach Slide Show

  • Possibilities and Pitfalls of a Stage Based Approach

Class 02: Interlude One

  • Introduction to Mind Models

  • The First Objective of Meditation: Stable attention

  • The second Objective of Meditation: Mindfulness

Class 03: Stage One

  • Six Point Preparation

  • The Four Stage Transition

  • Meditation and Journal Prompt

  • Practicalities and Attitude

Class 04: Stage Two

  • How mind wandering happens

  • Following the Breath

  • Don’t Lose Peripheral Awareness and Don’t Expect the Meditation Object to be at the Center.  

Class 05: Stage Three

  • Distractions: Subtle and Gross Distractions

  • Overcoming Forgetting by Strengthening Introspective Awareness

  • Two Techniques for Strengthening Introspective Awareness:

Class 06: Stage Four

  • Working with Gross Distractions

  • Getting a Feel for Continuous Introspective Awareness

  • Dealing with Difficult Distractions: Pain, Brilliant Insights, and Purification

Class 07: Final Thoughts

  • Wrapping it Up, common questions, advice for the journey

  • Glimpse at Later Stages

  • Buddhist terminology, philosophy and practice